# 2021 California Golden Bears football team

The 2021 California Golden Bears football team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Justin Wilcox, in his fifth year. The team played their home games at California Memorial Stadium as a member of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Nevada* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | FS1 | L 17–22 | 35,117 |
| September 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPNU | L 32–34 | 38,631 |
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento State* | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 42–30 | 31,982 |
| September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | P12N | L 24–31 $^{OT}$ | 60,104 |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington State | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | L 6–21 | 40,286 |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | ESPN | L 17–24 | 50,008 |
| October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 26–3 | 36,264 |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | P12N | W 39–25 | 38,572 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | L 3–10 | 30,677 |
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (Big Game) | P12N | W 41–11 | 49,265 |
| November 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (rivalry) | FS1 | L 14–42 | 36,156 |
| December 4 | 8:00 p.m. | USC | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA (Joe Roth Memorial Game) | FS1 | W 24–14 | 42,076 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 2 released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) Clear
* Game attendance: 35,117
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
* Game Book
Game information :
First Quarter
CAL – Damien Moore 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 5:47. CAL 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 9:05.
CAL – Nikko Remigio 2-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 0:03. CAL 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:08.
Second Quarter
NEV – Brandon Talton 44-yard field goal, 10:50. CAL 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:10.
NEV – Romeo Doubs 43-yard pass from Carson Strong (Brandon Talton kick), 6:15. CAL 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:57.
NEV – Brandon Talton 35-yard field goal, 0:02. CAL 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 0:44.
Third Quarter
NEV – Elijah Cooks 16-yard pass from Carson Strong (2pt pass fail), 12:00. NEV 19–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
NEV – Brandon Talton 49-yard field goal, 6:26. NEV 22–14. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 3:40.
Fourth Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 24-yard field goal, 12:59. NEV 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:10.
Top passers
NEV – Carson Strong – 22/39, 312 yards, 2 TD, int
CAL – Chase Garbers – 25/38, 177 yards, TD, int
Top rushers
NEV – Toa Taua – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CAL – Damien Moore – 15 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Top receivers
NEV – Tory Horton – 3 receptions, 94 yards
CAL – Jeremiah Hunter – 2 receptions, 35 yards :

### At TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 6 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 38,631
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers :

### vs Sacramento State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 6 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| Golden Bears | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game attendance: 31,982
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (P12N): Jim Kozimor (play by play), Bob Davie (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers :

### At Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 4 mph
* Game attendance: 60,104
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (P12N): Guy Haberman (play by play), Shane Vereen (analyst)

### vs Washington State

Homecoming Game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Golden Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) Sunny
* Game attendance: 40,286
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (P12N): Matt Chazanow (play-by-play), Alex Brink (analyst), Jessamyn McIntyre (sideline)

### At No. 9 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 9 Ducks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: October 15, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) Clear
* Game attendance: 50,008
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play by play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
(10:42) ORE – Camden Lewis 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:18; Oregon 3–0)
(5:23) CAL – Jake Tonges 9-yard pass from Chase Garbers, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:19; California 7–3)
Second quarter
(5:17) ORE – Travis Dye 11-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:52; Oregon 10–7)
Third quarter
(8:34) CAL – Dario Longhetto 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:02; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
(13:37) CAL – Gavin Reinwald 4-yard pass from Chase Garbers, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:46; California 17–10)
(11:23) ORE – Jaylon Redd 20-yard pass from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:14; Tied 17–17)
(4:50) ORE – Anthony Brown 11-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:00; Oregon 24–17)
Top passers
CAL – Chase Garbers – 25/44, 247 yards, 2 TD
ORE – Anthony Brown – 20/28, 244 yards, TD
Top rushers
CAL – Christopher Brooks – 14 carries, 68 yards
ORE – Travis Dye – 19 carries, 145 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAL – Jeremiah Hunter – 3 receptions, 78 yards
ORE – Travis Dye – 7 receptions, 73 yards :

### vs Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Golden Bears | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: October 23, 2021
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) Cloudy
* Game attendance: 36,264
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
* Game Book
Game information :
First Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 49-yard field goal, 9:42. CAL 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:12.
CAL – Keleki Latu 24-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 6:05. CAL 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:21.
Second Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 30-yard field goal, 9:23. CAL 13–0. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:08.
CU – Cole Becker 33-yard field goal, 6:41. CAL 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:32.
CAL – Gavin Reinwald 31-yard pass from Chase Garbers (Dario Longhetto kick), 3:21. CAL 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:13.
CAL – Dario Longhetto 51-yard field goal, 0:00. CAL 23–3. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 0:58.
Third Quarter
No scoring.
Fourth Quarter
CAL – Dario Longhetto 33-yard field goal, 4:56. CAL 26–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:32.
Top passers
CU – Brendon Lewis – 9/17, 69 yards, int
CAL – Chase Garbers – 22/30, 225 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CU – Jarek Broussard – 11 rushes, 28 yards
CAL – Chase Garbers – 10 rushes, 96 yards
Top receivers
CU – Jarek Broussard – 3 receptions, 30 yards
CAL – Keleki Latu – 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD :

### vs Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Golden Bears | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) Cloudy • Wind: SW 12 mph
* Game attendance: 38,572
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top passers
OSU – Chance Nolan – 15/26, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CAL – Chase Garbers – 17/26, 262 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
OSU – Deshaun Fenwick – 10 rushes, 48 yards, TD
CAL – Damien Moore – 11 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Top receivers
OSU – Trevon Bradford – 6 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
CAL – Trevon Clark – 5 reception, 90 yards, TD :

### At Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,677
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
(5:46) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:07; Arizona 3–0)
(2:09) CAL – Nick Lopez 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 3–3)
Fourth quarter
(2:17) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 10-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:39; Arizona 10–3)
Top passers
CAL – Ryan Glover – 11/29, 94 yards
ARIZ – Will Plummer – 16/28, 129 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CAL – Christopher Brooks – 11 carries, 31 yards
ARIZ – Will Plummer – 11 carries, 68 yards
Top receivers
CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 56 yards
ARIZ – Dorian Singer – 5 receptions, 46 yards :

### At Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) Sunny
* Game attendance: 49,265
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

### At UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bruins | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 42 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) Clear
* Game attendance: 36,156
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play by play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* Game Book
Game information :
First Quarter
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 41-yard field goal, 9:33. UCLA 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:29.
Second Quarter
UCLA – Kyle Philips 4-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 14:10. UCLA 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:05.
CAL – Christopher Brooks 14-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 8:58. UCLA 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:12.
CAL – Chase Garbers 1-yard run (Dario Longhetto kick), 7:00. CAL 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:54.
UCLA – Kazmeir Allen 8-yard run (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 0:26. UCLA 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:29.
Third Quarter
UCLA – Greg Dulcich 29-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 11:19. UCLA 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:09.
UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 46-yard field goal, 2:25. UCLA 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 5:26.
Fourth Quarter
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 1-yard run (Thompson-Robinson pass to Charbonnet), 13:10. UCLA 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:19.
UCLA – Kyle Philips 4-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Nicholas Barr-Mira kick), 8:53. UCLA 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:41.
Top passers
CAL – Chase Garbers – 16/31, 125 yards, 2 int
UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson – 19/28, 164 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
CAL – Christopher Brooks – 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD
UCLA – Zach Charbonnet – 22 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Top receivers
CAL – Kekoa Crawford – 5 receptions, 42 yards
UCLA – Greg Dulcich – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD :

### vs USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Golden Bears | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
* Date: December 4, 2021
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) Mostly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 42,076
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play by play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
(2:12) CAL – Dario Longhetto 22-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:54; California 3–0)
Second Quarter
(9:28) USC – Kyle Ford 45-yard pass from Jaxson Dart, Parker Lewis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:40; USC 7–3)
(4:51) CAL – Christopher Brooks 1-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:31; California 10–7)
(3:53) CAL – Trey Paster 55-yard fumble recovery, Dario Longhetto kick (California 17–7)
Third Quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
(5:37) CAL – Christopher Brooks 2-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:10; California 24–7)
(1:36) USC – K. D. Nixon 16-yard pass from Miller Moss, Parker Lewis kick (Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 3:55; California 24–14)
Top passers
USC – Jaxson Dart – 17/26, 191 yards, TD
CAL – Chase Garbers – 18/21, 177 yards
Top rushers
USC – Vavae Malepeai – 18 carries, 107 yards
CAL – Christopher Brooks – 14 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
USC – Michael Jackson III – 6 receptions, 73 yards
CAL – Trevon Clark – 4 receptions, 54 yards :